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Mamihlapinatapai [by Janice Erlbaum]
In 1993, the Guinness Book of World Records declared the word "mamihlapinatapai" to be the world's most succinct word. I heard this and thought, "Seven syllables isn't exactly succinct," but then I learned its…
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The Bridge of Sighs by Steve Orlen (1942-2010)
If you'll believe me when I tell you I have triedTo understand pleasure, the beginning of pleasure,You'll know exactly how I watched my mother That morning lounging in the red plush chairIn the gray,…
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BAP Goes to Seattle: A Toast
Martha Silano left her camera at home but that seems to be the only thing that went wroing when she and Carolyne Wright organized a BAP reading in Seattle. Participants from various editions of…
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Recipe for a 15-minute poem [by Janice Erlbaum]
I wanted to share a poetry exercise I like to do with students who are intimidated by the idea of writing poetry, in case it might be useful to you, reader dear. Because it…
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NAACPoets [by Janice Erlbaum]
I judged a poetry slam on Friday night. It's been about eighteen years since I was a little baby slammer, all of 23 years old, waving my righteous little fist around on the stage…
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The Saturday Post – A Celan Poem In Remembrance of Kristalnacht [by Dean Rader]
Earlier this week, I was invited to participate in a reading with Anne Barrows and Chana Bloch that acknowledged Kristalnacht. So, I dug out some translations I did back in the early 1990s of…
